14,487 new companies in the UK this week
14,487 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in the UK in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 5.0% down on the previous week (15,248), according to the FreshlySpotted New Business Index, based on Companies House data.
The last 8 weeks
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| This week | Previous week | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14,487 | 15,248 | -5.0% (-761) |
| Ltd | 14,445 | 15,197 | -4.9% (-752) |
| LLP | 42 | 51 | -17.6% (-9) |
| Week ending | New companies |
|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | 11,475 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 16,720 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 14,247 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 14,049 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 15,501 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 14,816 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 15,248 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 14,487 |
Regions, ranked
- London5,109▼ −5.1%
- North West1,571▼ −2.8%
- South East1,455▼ −5.5%
- East of England1,268▼ −0.1%
- West Midlands1,259▼ −1.7%
- Yorkshire and The Humber877▼ −3.8%
- East Midlands723▼ −5.4%
- South West680▼ −10.8%
- Scotland651▼ −11.1%
- North East367▼ −6.6%
- Wales352▼ −15.6%
- Northern Ireland171▼ −2.8%
Counts are by registered office address, which is not always where a business trades. Areas with company-formation or registered-office providers may show higher numbers.
Companies whose postcode we can't match to an area are counted in the UK total only, so the regions add up to slightly less than the UK figure.
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| Area | This week | Change on previous week |
|---|---|---|
| London | 5,109 | -5.1% (-273) |
| North West | 1,571 | -2.8% (-46) |
| South East | 1,455 | -5.5% (-85) |
| East of England | 1,268 | -0.1% (-1) |
| West Midlands | 1,259 | -1.7% (-22) |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 877 | -3.8% (-35) |
| East Midlands | 723 | -5.4% (-41) |
| South West | 680 | -10.8% (-82) |
| Scotland | 651 | -11.1% (-81) |
| North East | 367 | -6.6% (-26) |
| Wales | 352 | -15.6% (-65) |
| Northern Ireland | 171 | -2.8% (-5) |
Counts are by registered office address, which is not always where a business trades. Areas with company-formation or registered-office providers may show higher numbers.
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- Camden886▲ +4.9%
- Islington660▼ −7.9%
- Hackney421Same as last week
- Birmingham351▼ −9.5%
- Westminster344▼ −16.7%
- Manchester309▲ +8.8%
- Tower Hamlets266▼ −7.3%
- Newham241▲ +12.1%
- Barnet196▼ −6.2%
- West Suffolk182▲ +11.7%
- Redbridge181▲ +4.0%
- Leeds178▲ +11.2%
- Waltham Forest169▼ −2.3%
- Glasgow City140▼ −17.6%
- Hillingdon128▼ −11.1%
- Bradford125▼ −0.8%
- Harrow124▲ +0.8%
- Liverpool121▲ +24.7%
- Buckinghamshire120▲ +37.9%
- Wolverhampton113▲ +9.7%
- Ealing109▼ −0.9%
- Enfield109▲ +25.3%
- Leicester105▼ −25.5%
- Hounslow103▲ +14.4%
- Haringey102▼ −8.1%
- Salford100▲ +19.0%
- Coventry99▲ +20.7%
- City of Edinburgh96▼ −20.7%
- Kirklees96▲ +20.0%
- City of London89▲ +14.1%
- Sandwell89▼ −5.3%
- Bolton88▲ +4.8%
- Sheffield87Same as last week
- Luton86▲ +7.5%
- Cardiff85▼ −10.5%
- Trafford82▲ +67.3%
- Havering80▼ −7.0%
- Lambeth80▼ −7.0%
- Bromley79▲ +46.3%
- Doncaster75▼ −15.7%
- Croydon72▼ −40.5%
- West Northamptonshire72▼ −1.4%
- North Northamptonshire71▲ +47.9%
- Southwark70▼ −23.9%
- Greenwich69▲ +11.3%
- Nottingham67▼ −4.3%
- Oldham67▼ −6.9%
- County Durham65▲ +25.0%
- Solihull65▲ +38.3%
- Brent64▼ −35.4%
- Derby64▲ +20.8%
- Cheshire East63▼ −3.1%
- Milton Keynes62▼ −7.5%
- Bristol, City of61▼ −25.6%
- Dorset61▼ −7.6%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole60▼ −38.8%
- Somerset58▲ +3.6%
- Newcastle upon Tyne57▼ −32.9%
- Barking and Dagenham56▼ −26.3%
- Lewisham55▼ −11.3%
- Stockport55▼ −15.4%
- Kensington and Chelsea53▼ −5.4%
- Wandsworth53▼ −24.3%
- Medway52▲ +6.1%
- Merton52▼ −22.4%
- Slough52▼ −30.7%
- Stoke-on-Trent52▼ −14.8%
- Warrington51▼ −26.1%
- Walsall50▲ +6.4%
- Cheshire West and Chester49▼ −14.0%
- South Gloucestershire49▲ +16.7%
- Bexley48▼ −11.1%
- Bury48▼ −38.5%
- Cambridge48▲ +33.3%
- North Yorkshire48▼ −31.4%
- Middlesbrough47▲ +27.0%
- Belfast46▼ −14.8%
- Hammersmith and Fulham46▼ −47.7%
- Thurrock46▲ +2.2%
- Brighton and Hove45▼ −19.6%
- Cornwall45▼ −32.8%
- Wiltshire45▼ −11.8%
- Barnsley44▲ +46.7%
- Basildon44▲ +2.3%
- Dudley44▼ −4.3%
- Hertsmere44▲ +29.4%
- Blackburn with Darwen43▼ −14.0%
- Wirral43▼ −31.7%
- Peterborough42▼ −6.7%
- Rochdale42▼ −22.2%
- Sefton42▼ −17.6%
- Southend-on-Sea42▼ −4.5%
- Central Bedfordshire41▼ −16.3%
- South Lanarkshire41▲ +17.1%
- Wakefield41▼ −8.9%
- Herefordshire, County of40▼ −24.5%
- Ipswich39▲ +11.4%
- Sutton38▼ −2.6%
- Calderdale36▼ −5.3%
- Richmond upon Thames36▼ −2.7%
- Aberdeen City35▲ +16.7%
- Epping Forest35▼ −31.4%
- North Somerset35▲ +45.8%
- Southampton35▼ −14.6%
- Bedford34▲ +21.4%
- East Riding of Yorkshire34▼ −15.0%
- Elmbridge34▲ +78.9%
- Fife34▼ −17.1%
- St Albans34▲ +47.8%
- Stockton-on-Tees34▼ −2.9%
- Tameside34▼ −27.7%
- Watford34▲ +13.3%
- North Lanarkshire33▼ −19.5%
- Oxford33▲ +37.5%
- Windsor and Maidenhead33▼ −2.9%
- Ashford32▲ +28.0%
- Sevenoaks32▲ +60.0%
- Colchester31▼ −8.8%
- Rotherham31▼ −20.5%
- Shropshire31▼ −8.8%
- Warwick31Same as last week
- Dartford30▼ −14.3%
- Guildford30▲ +57.9%
- Kingston upon Hull, City of30▼ −37.5%
- Kingston upon Thames30▼ −16.7%
- Preston30▼ −9.1%
- Gateshead29▼ −17.1%
- Stratford-on-Avon29▲ +7.4%
- Swindon29▼ −23.7%
- Maidstone28▲ +40.0%
- Sunderland28▼ −36.4%
- Thanet28▲ +27.3%
- Waverley28▼ −9.7%
- Wigan28▼ −20.0%
- Worcester28▲ +47.4%
- East Hertfordshire27▲ +50.0%
- Exeter27▲ +58.8%
- East Suffolk26▲ +44.4%
- Gloucester26▼ −7.1%
- Rhondda Cynon Taf26▼ −3.7%
- St. Helens26▲ +36.8%
- Swansea26▼ −21.2%
- West Berkshire26▼ −33.3%
- Northumberland25▼ −13.8%
- Reading25▼ −28.6%
- Charnwood24▼ −17.2%
- Cumberland24▼ −4.0%
- Dacorum24▲ +14.3%
- Norwich24▲ +26.3%
- Plymouth24▼ −31.4%
- Runnymede24▲ +84.6%
- Swale24▲ +20.0%
- Blackpool23▲ +43.8%
- Brentwood23▼ −17.9%
- Broadland23▲ +53.3%
- Cheltenham23▲ +4.5%
- Harlow23▼ −20.7%
- Newark and Sherwood23▲ +130.0%
- Newry, Mourne and Down23▲ +15.0%
- Reigate and Banstead23▼ −28.1%
- Telford and Wrekin23▼ −11.5%
- Braintree22▲ +83.3%
- Burnley22▲ +22.2%
- Dundee City22Same as last week
- Horsham22Same as last week
- Tunbridge Wells22▲ +22.2%
- Basingstoke and Deane21▲ +10.5%
- Cherwell21Same as last week
- East Staffordshire21▲ +10.5%
- Falkirk21▲ +75.0%
- Nuneaton and Bedworth21▲ +31.2%
- Renfrewshire21▲ +16.7%
- Rushcliffe21▼ −8.7%
- South Cambridgeshire21▲ +10.5%
- Spelthorne21▼ −19.2%
- Teignbridge21▲ +110.0%
- Tonbridge and Malling21▼ −40.0%
- Wokingham21▼ −19.2%
- Broxbourne20▼ −35.5%
- Canterbury20▼ −28.6%
- Highland20Same as last week
- Lincoln20▼ −25.9%
- North Hertfordshire20▲ +25.0%
- North Tyneside20▼ −4.8%
- Bromsgrove19▲ +26.7%
- Eastbourne19Same as last week
- Epsom and Ewell19▲ +58.3%
- Gravesham19▼ −20.8%
- Mid Sussex19▼ −9.5%
- North Lincolnshire19Same as last week
- Westmorland and Furness19▼ −17.4%
- Woking19▲ +26.7%
- Wychavon19▼ −5.0%
- York19▼ −9.5%
- Chichester18▲ +28.6%
- East Hampshire18▼ −28.0%
- Knowsley18▲ +5.9%
- New Forest18▼ −21.7%
- Portsmouth18▼ −48.6%
- South Holland18▲ +50.0%
- Vale of White Horse18▼ −5.3%
- West Lothian18▼ −10.0%
- West Oxfordshire18▲ +12.5%
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon17▼ −26.1%
- Bridgend17▲ +13.3%
- Crawley17▼ −29.2%
- Fareham17▼ −15.0%
- Halton17▲ +13.3%
- Hartlepool17▲ +142.9%
- Hinckley and Bosworth17▼ −15.0%
- Huntingdonshire17▼ −5.6%
- Mid Ulster17▲ +13.3%
- Neath Port Talbot17▼ −5.6%
- Newcastle-under-Lyme17▼ −10.5%
- Newport17▼ −45.2%
- Pendle17▼ −34.6%
- Tendring17▲ +6.2%
- Uttlesford17▼ −15.0%
- Wrexham17▲ +41.7%
- Amber Valley16▲ +23.1%
- Chelmsford16▼ −68.0%
- Darlington16▲ +33.3%
- Derry City and Strabane16▲ +77.8%
- Fylde16Same as last week
- Lancaster16▼ −20.0%
- South Oxfordshire16▼ −42.9%
- Tamworth16▲ +166.7%
- Welwyn Hatfield16▼ −5.9%
- Worthing16▲ +6.7%
- Aberdeenshire15▼ −28.6%
- Bassetlaw15▲ +15.4%
- Boston15▼ −6.2%
- Cotswold15▲ +7.1%
- East Cambridgeshire15▲ +50.0%
- East Lothian15▲ +25.0%
- Erewash15▲ +36.4%
- Monmouthshire15Same as last week
- Redcar and Cleveland15Same as last week
- Redditch15▲ +15.4%
- Stevenage15▼ −16.7%
- Stirling15Same as last week
- Stroud15▲ +36.4%
- Three Rivers15▼ −25.0%
- Wealden15▼ −46.4%
- Winchester15▲ +66.7%
- Wyre15▼ −11.8%
- Ards and North Down14▲ +16.7%
- Ashfield14▼ −26.3%
- Bath and North East Somerset14▼ −50.0%
- Gwynedd14▲ +55.6%
- Havant14▼ −26.3%
- North East Lincolnshire14▼ −30.0%
- Perth and Kinross14Same as last week
- South Ribble14▲ +16.7%
- South Tyneside14▼ −33.3%
- Stafford14Same as last week
- Tandridge14▲ +55.6%
- Vale of Glamorgan14▲ +16.7%
- Caerphilly13▲ +18.2%
- Chorley13▼ −48.0%
- East Ayrshire13▼ −18.8%
- Folkestone and Hythe13▼ −13.3%
- Harborough13▲ +18.2%
- Hyndburn13▼ −13.3%
- Isle of Wight13▲ +18.2%
- Maldon13▲ +44.4%
- Rochford13▼ −13.3%
- Rushmoor13▲ +18.2%
- Surrey Heath13▼ −7.1%
- Torbay13▼ −7.1%
- West Lancashire13▲ +44.4%
- Broxtowe12▼ −36.8%
- Cannock Chase12▼ −36.8%
- Castle Point12▼ −29.4%
- Hart12▼ −20.0%
- North West Leicestershire12▼ −52.0%
- Powys12▼ −7.7%
- Rugby12▼ −33.3%
- South Hams12▲ +71.4%
- Antrim and Newtownabbey11▼ −8.3%
- Arun11▼ −21.4%
- Chesterfield11▼ −15.4%
- Eastleigh11▼ −35.3%
- Flintshire11▼ −26.7%
- Hastings11▼ −8.3%
- Lichfield11▼ −8.3%
- Mansfield11▲ +10.0%
- Mole Valley11▲ +10.0%
- Pembrokeshire11▼ −38.9%
- South Kesteven11▲ +37.5%
- Angus10▲ +66.7%
- Conwy10▼ −23.1%
- East Devon10▼ −47.4%
- Gosport10▲ +25.0%
- Great Yarmouth10▼ −28.6%
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk10▼ −56.5%
- Mid Suffolk10▲ +66.7%
- Wyre Forest10▼ −33.3%
- Carmarthenshire9▼ −66.7%
- Denbighshire9▼ −10.0%
- Derbyshire Dales9▲ +80.0%
- Dover9▲ +12.5%
- Dumfries and Galloway9▼ −35.7%
- Fenland9▼ −18.2%
- Mid Devon9▲ +80.0%
- North Ayrshire9▼ −18.2%
- North Norfolk9No comparison
- Staffordshire Moorlands9No comparison
- Test Valley9▼ −55.0%
- Torfaen9▼ −25.0%
- Blaby8▼ −27.3%
- Bracknell Forest8▼ −42.9%
- East Dunbartonshire8Same as last week
- East Renfrewshire8▼ −33.3%
- Lewes8▼ −33.3%
- Lisburn and Castlereagh8▼ −38.5%
- Mid and East Antrim8No comparison
- North Devon8Same as last week
- Rossendale8No comparison
- South Ayrshire8▲ +14.3%
- South Derbyshire8▼ −27.3%
- South Norfolk8▼ −42.9%
- Adur7▼ −36.4%
- Clackmannanshire7Same as last week
- East Lindsey7▼ −50.0%
- Inverclyde7Same as last week
- Malvern Hills7▼ −22.2%
- Melton7No comparison
- Midlothian7▼ −63.2%
- South Staffordshire7▼ −30.0%
- West Dunbartonshire7Same as last week
- West Lindsey7▼ −12.5%
- Breckland6▼ −62.5%
- Causeway Coast and Glens6No comparison
- High Peak6▼ −50.0%
- Isle of Anglesey6▼ −25.0%
- Tewkesbury6No comparison
- Argyll and Bute5Same as last week
- Babergh5▼ −16.7%
- Bolsover5▼ −16.7%
- Ceredigion5▼ −16.7%
- Fermanagh and Omagh5▼ −50.0%
- Forest of Dean5▼ −37.5%
- Gedling5▼ −44.4%
- Merthyr Tydfil5No comparison
- North Kesteven5▼ −37.5%
- Oadby and Wigston5▼ −16.7%
- West Devon5No comparison
- Blaenau Gwent<5No comparison
- Na h-Eileanan Siar<5No comparison
- North Warwickshire<5No comparison
- Rother<5No comparison
- Scottish Borders<5No comparison
- Torridge<5No comparison
- Moray<5No comparison
- North East Derbyshire<5No comparison
- Ribble Valley<5No comparison
- Rutland<5No comparison
- Shetland Islands<5No comparison
- Orkney Islands<5No comparison
- Isles of Scilly0No comparison
Counts are by registered office address, which is not always where a business trades. Areas with company-formation or registered-office providers may show higher numbers.
What kind of companies
- Retail & e-commerce2,467▼ −2.5%
- Professional & business services1,833▼ −2.8%
- IT, software & telecoms1,652▼ −9.0%
- Property & lettings1,386▼ −5.7%
- Construction & trades1,249▼ −4.7%
- Food, drink & hospitality1,116▼ −7.9%
- Transport & logistics690▲ +5.8%
- Health, care & education665▼ −14.5%
- Wholesale & trading623▼ −2.2%
- Holding companies & head offices538▲ +0.7%
Counts are by registered office address, which is not always where a business trades. Areas with company-formation or registered-office providers may show higher numbers.
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| Industry group | This week | Change on previous week |
|---|---|---|
| Retail & e-commerce | 2,467 | -2.5% (-64) |
| Professional & business services | 1,833 | -2.8% (-53) |
| IT, software & telecoms | 1,652 | -9.0% (-163) |
| Property & lettings | 1,386 | -5.7% (-84) |
| Construction & trades | 1,249 | -4.7% (-61) |
| Food, drink & hospitality | 1,116 | -7.9% (-96) |
| Transport & logistics | 690 | +5.8% (+38) |
| Health, care & education | 665 | -14.5% (-113) |
| Wholesale & trading | 623 | -2.2% (-14) |
| Holding companies & head offices | 538 | +0.7% (+4) |
Counts are by registered office address, which is not always where a business trades. Areas with company-formation or registered-office providers may show higher numbers.
Industry groups are FreshlySpotted's own grouping of SIC 2007 codes (first code listed). Area is from the registered office postcode district.
Questions about new companies in the UK
How many new companies were registered in the UK this week?
14,487 new private limited companies and LLPs were incorporated in the UK in the 7 days 13 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 5.0% down on the previous week (15,248), according to the FreshlySpotted New Business Index, based on Companies House data.
How does that compare with last week?
That's 761 fewer than the week before (15,248).
Which region had the most new companies in the UK this week?
London, with 5,109 new companies in the week ending 19 Oct 2026.
What kinds of companies are being set up in the UK?
The biggest industry groups this week were Retail & e-commerce (2,467), Professional & business services (1,833), IT, software & telecoms (1,652).
Where do these figures come from?
Companies House incorporation records for new Ltd companies and LLPs, counted by incorporation date and matched to councils with the ONS National Statistics Postcode Lookup. Updated every Monday. Counts under 5 are shown as <5.
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